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India-US trade deal: Apple growers seek protection and write to Modi
AHEAD of India-US negotiations on trade, apple growers from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him not to accept any provision that could compromise the interests of growers of apples, almonds, walnuts and other horticultural crops.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Another loss could cost India the WC
AS an emotional Marizanne Kapp let out a roar at the Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday evening, India had suffered at the hands of South Africa in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Rebel MLAs remove Didi as TMC chief, suspend nephew
WEST Bengal politics took a dramatic turn on Monday as the rebel “real Trinamool” camp led by Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee removed former chief minister Mamata Banerjee as party chairperson and stripped MP Abhishek Banerjee of his post as national general secretary.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
CISF plans to set up data fusion centre in Delhi to ramp up aviation security
IN a significant move aimed at bolstering aviation security and streamlining passenger movement, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has proposed setting up a Data Fusion Centre in Delhi that will integrate surveillance systems, including facial recognition technology, across major airports in the country.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Test can give false alarm or sense of assurance
PROMINENT oncologist Dr Aju Mathew, consultant oncologist, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College, Kolenchery, breaks down the implications of a new inflammation-focused lung cancer blood test and explains its clinical challenges, limitations and future outlook to Unnikrishnan S. Edited excerpts:
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Core sector growth slows to 7-mnth low of 0.5% in May
INDIA’S core infrastructure sector growth touched seven-month low to 0.5% year-on-year in May, due to fall in the growth in energy sector such as coal, natural gas, refinery products, as per the provisional data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
WHERE MIND IS NOT WITHOUT FEAR
EVERY year, more than 8.4 lakh people die globally from health conditions linked to toxic workplaces.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
C'garh village loses 'donkey' tag, pride restored
SHAKESPEARE famously asked, “What's in a name?” suggesting that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But for the residents of a small village in Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha district, a name meant the difference between daily embarrassment and generational dignity: For decades, the village carried the hapless name of “Gadhabhata” (historically a place associated with donkeys).
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
₹97.7K cr supplementary Budget, ₹20K cr for Maha farm loan waiver tabled
THE Mahayuti government tabled a demand for ₹97,706 crore supplementary grant on the first day of the monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly on Monday. It includes 20,552 crore for the farm loan waiver scheme, which was recently announced.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
‘Govt framing SOP to expedite cases of crimes against women, minors’
THE Tamil Nadu government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that it has been working on framing a standard operating procedure (SOP) for expediting the investigations into cases filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and crimes against women.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Renault India exports 750 vehicles to South Africa
FRENCH carmaker Renault Group’s India unit has begun export of its new Duster, manufactured in its Chennai plant, with a first shipment of 750 vehicles, to South Africa.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Meta ropes in CRED founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp boss
META has appointed CRED founder Kunal Shah as the global CEO of WhatsApp. Shah replaces Will Cathcart, who has stepped down after running the messaging platform for seven years.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
STARMER’S FALL REFLECTS FRACTURING BRITISH POLITY
KEIR Starmer’s resignation is more than the downfall of a Prime Minister. It is the latest symptom of a political system in the midst of a historic realignment.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
England boss Tuchel’s tryst with a Kerala Ayurveda retreat
BEFORE embarking on the mission to help England win the World Cup for the first time since 1966, Thomas Tuchel took a detour.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Nirmalkumar, Balaji cross swords over power cut; min assures white paper in 2 days
ELECTRICITY Minister CTR Nirmalkumar on Monday assured the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the state government would release a white paper on the performance and current condition of Tangedco in two days.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
After Kota and Bikaner, 8 post-caesarean mothers taken ill in Jodhpur now
AFTER similar incidents in Kota and Bikaner, a fresh case has surfaced in Jodhpur where several women developed serious health complications after undergoing caesarean deliveries, raising concerns within the Health Department.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Policy for pvt CBSE students in Gulf: Govt to SC
THE Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the CBSE has come up with a new policy for evaluation of private students whose Class XII board examinations in Gulf countries were cancelled due to the recent Iran-US war.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Action sought on 'missing' govt doctors over violation of service bond conditions
CITING the RTI replies obtained from 28 districts, which revealed the names of 229 doctors ‘absconding’ from government service, Arappor Iyakkam — an anti-graft NGO - has sought action, including the suspension of their Tamil Nadu Medical Council registration and passport, against the medical professionals for violating service bonds.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
20% DA hike, 1L govt jobs promised
The first Budget of the first BJP govt in the state allocates ₹36K cr for Annapurna Yojana
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
PM, Stalin & others wish CM on b’day
CHIEF Minister C Joseph Vijay marked his first birthday in office on Monday, with greetings pouring in from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to former CMs — DMK president M K Stalin and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.
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June 23, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Mekedatu: Call to drop demand for a separate tribunal picks up steam
THE call to drop the proposal for the constitution of a new Cauvery tribunal to adjudicate the Mekedatu dispute gained momentum, with the PMK on Sunday strongly urging the TVK government to remove it from the resolution — adopted by the TN Assembly on June 19 — before sending it to the union government.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Market gears up for NSE, Jio IPOs
DOMESTIC capital market is gearing up for two of its largest initial public offerings (IPOs) as Jio Platforms and National Stock Exchange (NSE) have filed draft red herring prospectuses (DRHP) with market regulator SEBI this week to raise a combined roughly $7 billion.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Youngsters are embracing new paths to emotional wellness
AS mental health care sheds its stigma, young people are looking beyond the therapist’s couch and embracing a range of integrative wellness practices for emotional well-being.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
THE DISCIPLINE OF DECORUM
LOSING our temper in public and having heated altercations seem to have become the Indian norm, as incidents keep showing in the news.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
3,531 rooftop solar applications pending in TN under PM Surya Ghar scheme
OVER 3,500 rooftop solar applications under the centre’s PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana scheme are pending across Tamil Nadu, with nearly two-thirds of them stuck for more than 15 days, according to data from the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL) accessed by TNIE.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
J'khand Cong in damage control mode, tells allies to show unity after RS loss
DAYS after a blame game broke out within Jharkhand’s ruling alliance over the Rajya Sabha election outcome, the Congress appeared to switch to a damage-control mode, stressing coalition unity and calling upon its allies to exercise restraint.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Attendance dips from 95% to 75% in NEET re-examination
ATTENDANCE for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination conducted on Sunday dropped to around 75%, compared to over 95% recorded during the original examination held on May 3.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Nihang Sikhs occupy roof of gurdwara
A standoff at a gurdwara in Nagarsu, Rudraprayag entered its second day Sunday, with Nihang Sikhs occupying the rooftop for over 24 hours. The incident has raised concerns along the Badrinath highway.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
CAT starts process to fill vacancies, 82 deputations to be made for three yrs
THE Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has initiated the process to fill vacant and anticipated vacancies across its benches in various states.
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June 22, 2026
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
Tornado-like vortex in Thoothukudi damages toll plaza, theme park before dying down near airport
A rare tornado-like phenomenon was reported at Vagaikulam on Sunday afternoon, causing extensive damage to a toll plaza on the Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli National Highway, a private amusement park, and parts of Thoothukudi airport.
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